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WEARING APPAREL, I APPLICATION I ILED MAR. 30, 1909.

Patented. 0011151912.

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WILLIAM H. EBSARY, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

WEARING-APPAREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

Application filed March 30, 1909. Serial No. 486,682.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. EBSARY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a certain new and cheapen the construction of cufls of this class and at the same time strengthen the same by making the cuff integral with the sleeve.

The invention also relates to certain details of construction which will be hereinafter described and claimed reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which adaptations of the invention are illustrated.

Figure 1 is a face view of the flat cuff blank of one form of the invention together with a fragment of the sleeve with which it is integral. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the cuff of one form of the invention and a portion of the sleeve with which it is integral, the outlines of the culf folds being exaggerated to show the construct-ion. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side view of a sleeve and end illustrating the cuff turned in one position. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view of a sleeve and cuff illustrating the cuff reversed or turned oppositely from the position shown in F ig. 3.

In referring to the drawings in detail like numerals designate like parts.

In this invention the cuff is of a reversible character, so that it can be turned over upon the outer end of the sleeve, and it is formed by folding an extension of the sleeve upon itself to make two or more superimposed plies of material which are secured together by sewing or other suitable means and connect integrally to the sleeve at or near the central longitudinal line of the cuff.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the flat rectangular extension 1, of the sleeve 2 is folded upon. the transverse dotted lines 3, 4 and 5 and 6 to form a cuff which is integral with the sleeve. In folding or looping the material of the extension it is preferably bent or folded in.-

transverse dotted lines 7 and 8 to form four ply marginal sides, as shown in Fig. 2, to stiffen and strengthen the construction of the sides of the cuff. The lines 7 and 8 are located centrally between the lines 3 and 4 and 5 and 6, as shown in Fig. 1. By this means a cufl' is produced having each of its side margins composed of two folded and superimposed portions, each of which comprises two thicknesses of cloth joined at their outer edge by an integral fold or band which forms a smooth surfaced hard wearing rounded end constituting one corner of a side edge of the cuff. The advantage of this construction is that the side margins of the cuff are stifiened and strengthened and a double fold edge is secured without in any way cutting or exposing the raw edge of the material. By this means the side edges of the cuif are composed of two independent rounded edges arranged side by side and each constituting a corner wearing surface. Another advantage is that the groove or recess between the two portions constitutes a pocket for starch to stiffen the cuff at its side margins. The longitudinal central line of the cuff is also stiffened and strengthened by folding the integral portion of material intermediate the cuff and sleeve in a serpentine or zigzag manner on the dotted lines 9 and 10, shown in Fig. 1. In making up this form of the cuff, rows of stitching l1 and 12 are sewed respectively through the side margins and the central portion as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be noticed by referring to Figs. 1, 3 and 4 that the portion of the sleeve which is lapped by the cuff is sufiiciently Wider than the cuff to provide side flaps 13 and 14. These side flaps 13 and 14 project beyond the ends of the cuff when folded as shown in Figs. 3 and 1, and are respectively provided with a button 15 and button-hole 16. By buttoning these flaps, which is easily performed owing to the soft flexible and unstarche'd character of the goods in the sleeve, that portion of the cuflt below the buttonholes for the ordinary cuff buttons is drawn together and is supported in proper position on the arm of the wearer.

The cuff in this form of the invention can be made very quickly by any fairly skilled operator by first bending the inner portion of the extension on the dotted lines 9 and 10 to form the central stiffening portion, then bendingthe material laterally to one side to. form approximately one half of the inner layer of the cuff folding the same laterally inwardly and outwardly in a series of short folds on the three bends 5, 6 and 8 to form a four ply side edge having two rounded corners, then continuing the material laterally to the end of the 0 posite side to form the outer layer of the on then folding it laterally inwardly and outwardly in a series of short folds on the three bends 3, 4: and 7 to form a four ply side edge having two rounded corners on the side opposite the first mentioned side edge and finally lapping the extreme outer end of the extension inwardly over the inner end or beginning of tened by a single row of stitching 12, and

the four ply side margins formed by the folds 3, 4 and 7 and 5, 6' and 8 are likewise sewed or fastened by single rows of stitchingll, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The principal advantage of this invention resides in the forming of the cufi integral with the sleeve by looping an integral extension of the sleeve.

In the ordinary cuff the raw edge of the material forms the side edge of the end and is exposed to wear and in turn after considerable use becomes rough and ragged forming an edge which chafes the skin of the wearer. In this improvement the raw edge of the material is not cut or exposed, the side edge of the cuff being formed by folding or bending the material upon itself thereby exposing only the side surface of the material and producing a smooth, round, hard wearing surface.

I claim.

1. In an article of apparel, a sleeve and a reversible cuff comprising an extension of rectangular outline narrower in width than the sleeve and integral with said sleeve; said extension projecting from the outer end of the sleeve and being bent in a serpentine manner to form a central cuff stiffening portion, then laterally to one side, then folded laterally backward over the first mentioned lateral fold and finally folded laterally beneath the second mentioned fold with its inner margin lapping over the inner margin of the first mentioned fold, and a single row of stitching passed through the serpentine cuff stiffening portion and the lapping inner margins.

2. In an article of apparel, a sleeve and a reversible cuff integral with said sleeve and comprising an extension projecting from the sleeve; said extension being first bent backward and forward or in a serpentine manner in a series of short folds to form a central multi-ply stiffening portion, then extended laterally to one side to form approximately one half of the inner ply of the cuff, then folded laterally in a series of short folds to form a four ply side edge having two rounded corners, then extended laterally to form the outer ply of the cufi, then folded laterally in a series of shortfolds to form a four ply side edge having two rounded corners on the side opposite the first 4 mentioned side edge, and finally extending the extreme end portion inwardly and lapping it mentioned fold to form the other half of the inner ply of the cuff, and rows of stitching passed through the center and side margins of the cuff.

WILLIAM H. EBSARY.

Witnesses L. M. SANGSTER, GEORGE A. NnUBApnR.

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